The Kangaroo Island offers numerous leisure and water sport activities. Surfing is a common activity found here. There are also kayaks for hire on the island that offer guided tours, this is a great option in terms of exploring the coastline. One can get a glimpse of the abundant wildlife while they cruise across the sheltered waters, which is a truly amazing experience.
Marine tours are another great way to explore the coastal belt – these marine tours give you an opportunity to swim among dolphins, snorkel with fish and enjoy the spectacular sight of the leafy sea dragon – a sight that looks to have emerged right out of a fairy tale.
This leafy sea dragon that is 45 cms long is considered to be a relative of the sea horse. The island also houses more than a fifty ship wreck strew across the coast, many of which are great for wreck diving.
There are also these sheltered anchorages by the coast where one can enjoy sailing across clear water while enjoying the view of the scenic surroundings.

And as a matter of fact the area of this island is almost seven times that of Singapore. Kingscote is the capital town of Kangaroo Islands. This is one island where you will find wildlife in abundance with seals basking lazily on the beach and koalas lazing away in gum trees. Apart from which you can spot kangaroos, echidnas, goannas, wallabies etc that thrive on Kangaroo Islands.

Tour operators in Kangaroo Islands operate a range of tours whereby you can relax and enjoy the scenic drive across the islands while tour guides give you a good deal of information about the place. You can choose from either coach tours or four-wheeler drive tours that pick up passengers from the ferry terminal, the airport and even from their respective hotels. Hiking and bike riding is available for those interested.

Kangaroo Island boasts of a number of national as well as conservation parks that house relatively unique animal and plant species besides offering a glimpse of the scenic coastlines. The Kelly hill conservation park – that is known for its limestone caves, the Flinders chase national park – that is known for its walking trails, the Cape Willoughby conservation park – that houses south Australia’s first lighthouse and the Seal bay conservation park – famous for its sea lions are the four renowned major parks on Kangaroo Island.

If it is beaches that interest you – there are loads of amusing activities along the coastline. There is the ‘Chapman River’ and the ‘Antechamber bay’ you can visit – that have numerous tracks leading you across through sand hills, bush lands and lagoons, making it a great place for canoeists and campers. Shallow waters spools at the harbor of the Chapman River make for a perfect place where children can enjoy the water. The Antechamber Bay offers scenic picnic spots, camping and swimming areas.

For those interested in marine adventure activities there is the widest choice with the marine adventures that are offered at the ‘Kingscote Jetty’. These marine adventure trips vary from an hour trip to an entire day trip, with a half day option as well, that start from the Emu Bay wherein you not only get to enjoy the view of the friendly dolphins and varied other marine life while you travel across in the special water crafts, but you also have the option to try out some snorkeling.

Marine enthusiasts can also involve in scuba diving. Water around the place is calm and moderate allowing divers an opportunity descend 20 meters deep into the waters. While they enjoy wondering across at the walls of the ‘Gorgonia corals’, red sponges, all things attractive in orange and white or simply gaze in amazement at the impressive fish namely the blue devil, truncate and coral fish among many others. The scuba activities in the Kangaroo Island also offer the people an opportunity to see some shipwrecks. Operators on the island provide diving training lessons to enthusiasts and even amazing air fills.

In today time tied world, visitors expect to get a glimpse and even experience the best of what this holiday destination has got to offer in just a couple of days.

Well, those of you with this thinking need to know and understand that this island is the third largest in the whole of Australia and therefore it is not a small place. We do not mean to say you should not plan a trip in stripped-in time. We only mean you should plan your trip more precisely in the event it is a short one.

For those of you planning a trip to Kangaroo Island, we are sure you would want your goal, purpose, things and sights you wish to explore accomplished at the end of it. Even if it is just a two day weekend trip you can indeed make of it a satisfying experience with proper knowledge and planning.

Kangaroo Island offers plenty of tourist attraction places such as the Remarkable Rocks, Kelly Hill, Seal Bay and Admirals Arch to name a few. It is better you plan exactly what you really wish to experience, see and discover before you take off. This will ensure you have quality time to spend at spots that truly interest and captivate you rather than just meaninglessly trying to squeeze in all you can get into the short trip.

You can achieve this by either finding out information on the place by browsing and setting up the plan yourself or you can even let your tour operators know what you exactly want to see and do during your short trip. This will allow tour operators pack up a custom made tour itinerary for you.

Tourists can visit Kangaroo Island all through the year. There are no restrictions that visitors are allowed only during certain months of the year. You will come across friendly people, cool breezes and pristine beaches all year through. Before planning your holiday accommodation you will need to do a bit of research. If you prefer staying by the seaside, you can opt for any of the Island’s luxury accommodations that are available.

For those tourists who are on a budget trip, they can opt for different types of accommodation that are available in this beautiful kangaroo island such as Luxury Lodges and Retreats, hostels, hotels, motels, self contained properties, caravan and camping etc.

All the above mentioned are the different types of accommodation that are available for those who are planning to make a trip to this beautiful island located in South Australia. Those who are traveling for the first time, are requested to do a thorough research by visiting all the different places in kangaroo Island through an online research. This way you will get to know which type of accommodation you and your family members or friends would prefer during their tour.

Simultaneously, do not forget to take a travel health insurance. This is an insurance cover that protects all travelers from any untoward incident that might occur during their travel. Incidents like lost baggage, doctor’s fees, unexpected hospital expenses etc. It is very important that travelers take a travel health insurance policy a week before their scheduled travel date. The premium for these travel insurance is very nominal.

Whenever you are looking to buy a pet kangaroo, make sure that you do not approach a livestock auction. This is the place where you can get plenty of different variety of pet animals you can buy through auction. Most of the kangaroos tend to get stressed out while they are being auctioned.

The next important thing to know is the breeder of your pet kangaroo. It is very important that you are well aware of every aspect of the breeder. Check out the place where the kangaroo was kept; find out how well the baby kangaroo is being taken care of. You need to make sure that the kangaroo that you plan to buy as a pet has had a lovely environment and was born in a clean and safe area. This will help you at a later stage when the pet kangaroo begins to grow. They will be very friendly with other pets and human beings.

If you are choosing a male kangaroo, you need to make sure that it has been neutered.

The next very important thing is to ensure the type of food that you must feed your kangaroo. When pet kangaroo is young, they are bottle fed. As they begin to grow, they will eat grass, vegetables and fruits. There are also specially formulated kangaroo foods that will help your pet kangaroo remain healthy. You can buy these formulated foods from any of the stores selling kangaroo food. Also make sure that your kangaroo has a lot of backyard place to run and hop as they grow bigger.

Though all Kangaroos seem similar, we must know that there are about 60 different species within the family of kangaroos and they come in different shapes and sizes. The families of kangaroos are divided into two groups, Potoroidae and Macropodidae.

Portoidae kangaroos are usually smaller in size and weight just about 2 to 3 kgs. The smallest kangaroo in this species is known as Musky Rat Kangaroo. The weight of a male kangaroo is about 500 Gms and females weight comparatively less. There are other species of Portoidae called Bettongs and Potoroos. Portoidae kangaroo mostly feed on non fibrous food such as insects, small creatures and also bulbs, fungi and tubers.

Macropodidae on the other hand are the species of kangaroos that are relatively more than 3 kgs in weight. This group to have different other species such as the Eastern Greys, the Antilopine, the Wallaroo-Euro group and the Western Greys. A grown up big red Kangaroo can weigh a maximum of 90 kgs.

Kangaroos hop from one place to another just like rabbits. But the hopping red kangaroo can attain a comfortable speed of about 20 to 25 Kms per hour. In an emergency, it can even touch 40 Kms per hour. Speeds of up to 70 kms per hour have also been reported.

Kangaroos are herbivorous. It means that they do not eat meat and feast only on plants. They feed on a variety of plants which provides them with the much needed nutrition. Most of the times, they feed on grasses and herbaceous plants.

Agriculture is the main source of income on Kangaroo Island and includes cultivation of grain, potato farming, sheep grazing and canola. Cattle farmed on this island produce high quality meat that is very famous in the whole of Australia for its quality.

The island invites more than 140,000 visitors every year and most of the tourists visiting Kangaroo Island are from Europe. This island also has a eucalyptus oil distillery located in South Australia. The weather seasons of this island are the winter season which is from June to September and the summer season which is from October to May. During winter season, the temperature ranges between 13 degrees to 16 degrees Celsius while during summer season, the temperature does not increase more than 25 degrees Celsius. During your travel in winter, do not forget to carry few warm clothes along.

At Seal Bay, you will find thousands of sea lions lazing in the sun. This island also is a home to various other wildlife creatures such as the penguin center which is famous for penguins, Murray Lagoon which is famous for different species of birds etc.

There is plenty of accommodation available for both budget travelers as well as those travelers who do not have any financial crunches. Kangaroo Island is one such island that one needs to visit at least once during their lifetime.

The island caters to both kinds of travelers – Budget travelers who travel based on a particular budget and those who are not so concerned about budget. There is 5 star hotel accommodation and also normal budget accommodation. Apart from that, the island also has homestead style accommodation, caravan parks, camping and even fully self contained cottages.

One of the best places to visit during your tour to Kangaroo Island is the ‘Flinders Chase National Park’ where visitors can experience wildlife at close range. You will see kangaroos come very close to your vehicle. You can even get a chance to pat on their back and take a photo shoot with them. The next place not to be missed out is ‘Admirals Arch’ where you can get to see the natural formation of rock. ‘Kelly Hill Caves’ is also truly amazing. To enter the cave, you need to pay a small fee after which groups are divided into smaller groups and taken in the caves where you get to see the beautiful rock erosion with innumerable textures and colors using your head torch.

You can also visit the ‘Kangaroo Island Penguin Centre’ where you can get to see a procession of penguins when they come out of their burrows. ‘Vivonne Bay’ is considered to be one of the best beaches in the whole of Australia.